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Monthly Archives: May 2014

I can’t believe it’s the end of May already! We took our first trip away from home since my diagnosis. Unfortunately, it was to attend a memorial for the mother of an old friend. But we got to see a lot of people and share some laughs and memories. Before the trip, I made two shirts for my DH, finished adress for me, made a blouse for me, and did all but the hand work on a skirt and blouse set. It felt so good to be back at the sewing machine!

But that trip wiped me out. I spent the next week just laying around not doing much more than some crocheting. Thank heavens for reruns on TV and old movies.

I’m working on a sweater with some silk blend yarn that I snagged at a sale. This is the pattern:

This place is fantastic! The top story is all used books and they usually have a rack or two of 25 cent books, so we really load up when we’re there.

Speaking of books…

That’s my next creative project! After planning for 7 years, I am finally going to write my first novel. It’s a murder mystery set in a college theatre department. If you’re interested, you can read more about it here: